Approx $1000USD budget, and existing B&O A9 speakers

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meNmrsjones

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Hello everyone! We're new to this community and fascinated about what kinda sound quality we can actually enjoy from vinyls!

Currently we have a pair of Beoplay A9 speakers from Bang & Olufsen, and we're looking to purchase a turntable that could possible work well with our speakers, although we have heard from many that A9 speakers are not for audiophiles...

We're setting aside approximately $1000USD for all the things we need to get going, we're most interested in getting the "best sound" with our budget. What would be your recommendations? Appreciate your sharing! (We're looking at purchasing our first turntable by the way)
 
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Welcome @meNmrsjones

Let me be perfectly honest with you.

Without trying to sound uppity - with your budget of USD 1,000 for the entire rig - including turntable, tonearm, cartridge and cables etc. - you should probably NOT bother with vinyl, UNLESS you already own loads of nice condition vinyl LPs!

Yes, you will be able to purchase something brand-new that works well, but for the same sort of money, your digital sources may always sound better IMHO. This is especially true if the music you listen to is mainly YEAR2K and thereafter.

And the cost of the best vinyl software - versus digital sources - is the real killer!

Just trying to save you some time, energy and heartbreak...
 
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If you are still keen, I would probably opt for a cable to the active B&O A9 speakers - NOT Bluetooth.

The actively powered A9s should be able to receive an output signal from a high-output phono cartridge.

So here is one rig that will work:

REGA PLANAR 3 with REGA EXACT.jpg
The REGA PLANAR 3 is the latest iteration of a proven turntable design that's been around for decades. Many of us cut - including me - cut our teeth on a REGA PLANAR 3 and it is only getting better with age.

The REGA Exact cartridge is a proven performer - perfectly mates with the legendary REGA RB330 tonearm and importantly, outputs a healthy ~7mW. This is more than enough (I think) to meet the minimum needs to the B&O A9 active input sensitivity.

This vinyl front-end should come in around budget on your side of the pond - and if you are spinning original pressings (NOT recent digital remasters) you have a real sporting chance of trumping digital music sources for sound quality.

There's a few colours on offer - including HIGH GLOSS WHITE or HIGH GLOSS BLACK - or you might want to plumb for the RACY HIGH GLOSS RED! :biggrin:
 
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There are a couple of other things to consider with vinyl.

One important one is: How much floor and noise isolation will you need?

Some turntables cope with springy wooden floorboards - and jumping kids - better than others.

Are these factors for you?

What's your new budget?
 
@Sondek, Not sure if it's appropriate, but we created a new thread as it's quite different from our initial plan:

What do you think of Pro-Ject Signature 10 for a beginner?

Hi, we're completely new to this and we hope to buy one that lasts us for a long time, and possibly, our lifetime, with small upgrades in the future like the cartridge or the speakers, or maybe phonostage, etc, but probably not a new turntable in the next at least 5-10 years? We found a ProJect...
audiokarma.org
 
No problem.

Have a read of the above... Meanwhile I will revert to the new thread.

My advice... even if you are spending $4K, DON'T RUSH THIS PURCHASE!
 
Hello , if the active speaker does not have a phonostage/preamp you will need one .
If you want to connect wireless to that speaker your preamp/phonostage should have a compatible wireless output .
This should be considered budget wise .
Regards F.
 
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